ST. LOUIS – You don’t always have to go to a remote island or the beach to find a peaceful place to get away. Find out where to go in St. Louis to relax without having to go far. Sometimes you can find a quiet place to get away closer to home.

Here are the best places in the area to relax, according to Fox 2 viewers. Not only are these places inexpensive, but many are also close to each other. 

The Missouri Botanical Gardens.  

St. Louis Zoo. 

Forest Park

St. Louis Arts Museum

Art Hill

Francis Park  

In Hermann, Missouri, Riverfront Park

The Tower Grove

Powell Hall

Cardinal Games at Busch stadium 

Downtown Kirkwood

The Hill

Grant’s Farm

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is a historic site

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Black Madonna Shrine

Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis